Dadcast - Misadventures in parenting

It's all the big questions this week - like the time Nathan had the bejeesus scared out of him by an expert visiting the school who asked - what age are you happy for your kids to see porn? because that's the age you get a phone. Yikes. Dave commentates on his kids. And inspired by a letter to the paper's agony aunt the Dad's talk hearing your old pair having sex, and ultimately being that old pai...

This week the dads, Ger Gilroy, Dave McIntyre, Adrian Barry and Nathan Murphy, talk about the absence of sleep and why it is a proper form of torture. Also where do you stand on co-sleeping? The kicks to the face, the shouting in your face, the constant terror of being awoken by a head-butt from the crown of an alien life-form in your bed. Sounds awesome right? An anonymous but friendly listener a...

Friend of the show, Dr Emmett Byrne, joins the Dads to terrorize/explain to Dave exactly how a vasectomy works. He is a urologist, as well as a former Leinster and Ireland prop. This will be our final show talking about your mickey for a while given how much time we've spent on it, so fill your boots and luxuriate in the details of the actual instruments used, how it won't affect your sex-drive, o...

This week's Dadcast has all the dads, talking about tantrums in restaurants, patience with working from home wearing thin and reader's letters are curiously obsessed with the snip. A very detailed email this week has left the Dad's divided on how they feel about the potential for their future fertility to the point where things are hurtling towards a resolution next week. Seriously. Also what do y...

On this week's Dadcast, Nathan is all up for a bit of shame making it difficult for parents to send their kids to school. A SWAT team of shame. Also is a runny nose the definition of sick these days? Yikes. Dave and Ger are slowly learning to accept that perhaps the punishment beatings meted out by their larger siblings is just a part of growing up for young 'uns these days. It's a correspondence...

They f**k you up, your mum and dad.        They may not mean to, but they do.   They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. Dave was channeling his inner Philip Larkin and worrying his kids by worrying that they might worry. Confused? Don't worry, it'll all make sense. This week an expectant Dad wants to know will he suddenly not be lazy once the baby arrives, or is th...

We have an update on the pooing in public situation from Adrian. Dave had posed the question last week about getting your kids in to sport and there are plenty of opinions on offer from our listeners. They emailed us on dadcast@offtheball.com or they tweeted us @dadcastpod 

This week the Dad's talk about summer camps, going out for the first time in ages, Dave's tan and how going back to school might look. 

Oh look, is that a cloud? This and some other questions you might not be ready to answer - share your experiences on dadcast@offtheball.com

A pair of the dads have been having dreams recently where they end up divorced. One of them corrects himself to say nightmare. Then it turns out break-up dreams are fairly regular. Are they? dadcast@offtheball.com

Oh just because Joe Wicks says you have to schedule sex now its OK? Some of the dad's aren't buying the phone alarm as the sign to get romantic.  Also what the hell is going to happen when the kids go back to school? 

Living can seem hard enough at the moment, but what happens when someone you love dies during Covid-19? This week's episode is a rumination on grief as Dave talks about the sudden death of one of his oldest friends who leaves behind a shocked young family. 

There's a metaphor in having your kid pooh in the park, we're just too tired and strung out to make it. This week the dad's talk housework, being down in the dumps, Dave's mantra is working for our listeners and more. 

This week Dave reveals a new mantra for dealing with the inevitable anger that is a constant during parenting. It's surprisingly simple, and so far, effective. He reluctantly tells the story of how he got there, forever known now as #scootergate. But hey, aren't all journeys journey's of discovery?  Will working from home be part of all our lives from now on? How's the eating and drinking going an...

Nose jizz, joggers, coughers, and the chance to change your life, traffic on the M11, pile-on's, boozing only 5 nights a week and much much more. Email dadcast@offtheball or better still rate us on iTunes

Dave poses the question does this time with your kids improve or dis-improve your relationship with them? And what of his plans for the snip? The power of nightmares? Ger's been having them. And booze, lots of booze, so much that it literally arrives mid-show.  

It's not really quarantine if someone can cough in your face is it? Just don't cough in Dave McIntyre's face, or maybe anyone's. And don't ask someone to keep their social distance if you're not prepared to be threatened. Quarantine is going well for the Dads so far! 

A welcome respite? Hell no! This is an all Covid-19 version of the Dadcast but we need your ideas dadast@offtheball.com for any diversions. Or hit us on twitter @dadcastpod

Advice corner - some people thought it would be a good idea to ask these chumps advice, what could go wrong? Adrian's policy on swearing has come back to bite him - fkn hll! We're also answering some queries from listeners who surely must at the point of no return if they're asking the dads for help. 

You are not alone. It turns out most parents are undergoing the same trials and tribulations. This week the dad's open the mailbag for some unadulterated feedback. Email them dadcast@offtheball.com or hit them up on twitter @dadcastpod

2020 starts with tales of Christmas woe, new years resolutions and more. Email the Dads dadcast@offtehball.com or leave a review, tweet the Dads at twitter.com/dadcastpod

Dave, Nathan and Ger talk about surviving the festive season in the final Dadcast of 2019. Have a great Christmas - feel free to email us on dadcast@offtheball.com or tweet us @dadcastpod

Well you'd think with a visitor in the house the lads would tidy up their act, but hey why change the habit of a lifetime? Gordon D'arcy has a couple of kids, a clatter of medals and caps for Ireland and is now the author of a book that's earning rave reviews from kids and grown-ups alike. He joined the lads to chat through his career, being a Dad and writing for kids. Enjoy. Email dadcast@offtheb...

Waaay too many tough questions being posed on this week's show, luckily the lads aren't taking their mistakes, shouting and phone addictions too seriously. 

So this may have been resting in the audiobank a few weeks at this point. Enjoy! Dave, Nathan and Adrian take you through the trials, tribulations and craic.